[golov17]

Are these the ones?

Sigh - getting out of my $5 comfort zone... they better be 6x better than my vido's lol!

upgrade for VIDO is my beta Asura

 

[redkingjoe]

@redkingjoe : Why don't you buy Rose Mojito which could be said that TOTL Dual Dynamic Drivers with 2-pin detachable cable feature so that You don't necessary to re-solder by yourself (compared to typical earbuds without detachable feature) , also you can keep your 3rd party upgraded cables in the good condition?

I don't like detachable cables. If you look at the pics and count, detachable earphones breaks the cable and solder to a connector which will be connected to another connectors. So you can imagine:
1 a cable is soldered to a connector from the plug side
2 a cable is soldered to a connector from the phone side.
3 the two connector plug together.

There's a lot of losses with plugs and cable soldering. Connectors are famous for degrading signals. Good connectors are very expensive but still degrade signal.

 

[chaiyuta]

@redkingjoe : You are so enthusiastic than I thought. lol I have nothing against you. All you said are 'facts'. I am just lazy to let a DIY guy do re-solder things until I find out which cable has the most synergy with my particular earphones.

 

[springbay]

Has anyone compared the NICEHCK DIY Graphene to the Tomahawk?

Both of them color the sound in a manner that make the music appear unnatural to my ears. I guess people that enjoy the Tomahawk can also like the Graphenes.
To me the Graphenes are useless. But I seem to be the only one here with that opinion.

 

[snip3r77]

upgrade for VIDO is my beta Asura

You prefer this to graphene ?

 

[golov17]

You prefer this to graphene ?

Why? Everything has its time, there is a lot of good electronic music, where naturalness of timbres is not obligatoryerything..

 

[ctaxxxx]

Have you used the same balanced source before? This description seems similar to phase issues- Might want to check the phase & make sure they are terminated correctly for your source. That could also explain if your adapter is not working because the right side could be shorting together if is not using the same pinout as your headphones. This website has some audio clips you can listen to and get an idea: http://www.audiocheck.net/audiotests_polaritycheck.php

If it is wired correctly - I haven't heard these earbuds but I have noticed BAL & SE do not always sound the same from the same source (on my DAP with balanced I actually prefer the SE)... there may also differences in output impedance etc... that affect the way matches with a particular headphone?

Thanks. I contacted him and he said he'll fix it. This is starting to get more expensive than I planned (because of shipping twice now)... Maybe I should have bought a bunch of Vido's and practiced soldering myself...

When I get all my buds back again, I'll compare SE and BAL to get a feel which I prefer. I may stick with BAL so I can have the option for both via adapter.

 

[Saoshyant]

Thanks. I contacted him and he said he'll fix it. This is starting to get more expensive than I planned (because of shipping twice now)... Maybe I should have bought a bunch of Vido's and practiced soldering myself...

When I get all my buds back again, I'll compare SE and BAL to get a feel which I prefer. I may stick with BAL so I can have the option for both via adapter.

You can also get an odd balanced dap like the Hifiman Supermini that apparently can successfully take 3.5 SE in both it's SE & Bal ports, and has a different sound in each. Still haven't verified, but I should remember to do so.

 

[redkingjoe]

Thanks. I contacted him and he said he'll fix it. This is starting to get more expensive than I planned (because of shipping twice now)... Maybe I should have bought a bunch of Vido's and practiced soldering myself...

When I get all my buds back again, I'll compare SE and BAL to get a feel which I prefer. I may stick with BAL so I can have the option for both via adapter.

If you wanna play well, you ought to learn soldering. There's so many possibilities waiting for you!

Frankly speaking, if you can solder an audiophile capacitor to power supply of amp or dac, the sound will be so much better!

 

[waynes world]

upgrade for VIDO is my beta Asura

Why? Everything has its time, there is a lot of good electronic music, where naturalness of timbres is not obligatoryerything..

I like electronic music. I have the beta Asura's but haven't listened to them for a while. Time to find them!

 

[noknok23]

Thanks. I contacted him and he said he'll fix it. This is starting to get more expensive than I planned (because of shipping twice now)... Maybe I should have bought a bunch of Vido's and practiced soldering myself...

When I get all my buds back again, I'll compare SE and BAL to get a feel which I prefer. I may stick with BAL so I can have the option for both via adapter.

way to go, i learn how to solder with earbuds, practiced on the monk+ (very easy because R+ R- L+ L- have different color wire. Not happening with most.
by reterminating yourself 2 or 3 earbuds, you will justify the cost of equipment vs asking someone else to do it for you

 

[activatorfly]

way to go, i learn how to solder with earbuds, practiced on the monk+ (very easy because R+ R- L+ L- have different color wire. Not happening with most.
by reterminating yourself 2 or 3 earbuds, you will justify the cost of equipment vs asking someone else to do it for you

I've not made balanced cables before...still awaiting 2.5mm trrs plugs to arrive. I guess it'll be easier to start off with buds with a detachable 3.5mm plug - in order to work out R/L channels before soldering to avoid any mistakes?

 

[waynes world]

I received the EMX 500's way faster than expected. Cool. Nice case. Cool cable that is much thinner and more flexible than I thought it would be. I am not in a good place for critical listening at the moment, but my first impression is that I really like these.

 

[cocolinho]

I received the EMX 500's way faster than expected. Cool. Nice case. Cool cable that is much thinner and more flexible than I thought it would be. I am not is a good place for critical listening at the moment, but my first impression is that I really like these.

They are fantastic! They are #1 for me, they suit my taste perfectly

 

[RyanM]

I received the EMX 500's way faster than expected. Cool. Nice case. Cool cable that is much thinner and more flexible than I thought it would be. I am not is a good place for critical listening at the moment, but my first impression is that I really like these.

They are really great. Just a fantastic tuning. If they charged anywhere between $30-$50 USD, I doubt that anyone would disagree.